Students at the UIC FAST Adult Education and Career Transition - Center for Literacy work on exhibits for "Our City, Our Museum" (milo bosh)
This week on SSW Radio we continued our series on WHPK DJs, interviewed a local rapper, and heard from students developing museum exhibits telling their stories of their communities
Todd MacMillan
This week on SSW Radio we talked with South Side native Lena Waithe about her show The Chi; checked in on community developments in Woodlawn, South Shore, and Jackson Park; and highlighted the personal histories of three South Side women
Sean and Dorian Nash (Provided)
This week on SSW Radio, we wrapped up our February series on Black History Month and love
Courtesy of Dorian Nash
This week on SSW Radio we talked about Black History Month and bail reform, and got insight into how to build a strong foundation to a romantic relationship
From Chicago Black Restaurant Week (Olivia Obineme)
This week on SSW Radio we talked about Chicago Black Restaurant Week, heard the daily commute of a South Side student dancer, and checked in with the Extraordinary Everyday Marriage Duo about how to make love work
Helen Wakefield (Olivia Obineme)
This week on SSW Radio we got reactions on Black History Month, talked with Ben Austen about his new book on public housing, and began celebrating Valentine’s Day with the first in a series of interviews about love and marriage
#LetUsBreathe Collective (Xavier Paul)
This week on SSW Radio we talked with Kristiana Rae Colón of the #LetUsBreathe Collective and heard from the Weekly Read
Samantha Madrid (Olivia Obineme)
This week on SSW Radio we talked about the closing of an STI clinic in Englewood, began a segment on WHPK community DJs, heard dispatches from the 2018 Women’s March Chicago, and more
From Karega Kofi Moyo's exhibit at Rootwork Gallery in Pilsen (Olivia Obineme)
This week on SSW Radio we shared interviews with two local photographers of Chicago’s past and present, learned about the Englewood steering committee, and honored Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. with a new Weekly Read
Erin Vogel (Bridget Vaughn)
This week on SSW Radio, we spoke with cafe patrons, discussed local efforts to respond to natural disasters in Mexico and Puerto Rico, and learned about the history of South Side Weekly